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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Eclipse Plumage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Michael have to eat for lunch when he was at the old governor's home?
(a) Jambalaya.
(b) Egg plant curry.
(c) Fried Rice.
(d) Crab curry.

2. What dance was perfected on a rock at Gasanawa?
(a) Tango.
(b) Fox Trot.
(c) Lindy Hop.
(d) Charleston.

3. In 1971, what was the average age of the insurgents?
(a) 15.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

4. In what book did Michael read these words: "she had been forced into prudence in her youth--she learned romance as she grew older. . ."?
(a) Love and Friendship.
(b) Persuasion.
(c) Emma.
(d) Sense & Sensibility.

5. What did men roll across the city?
(a) Logs.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Ice.
(d) Food carts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mervyn become engaged to after his parents arrived in England unannounced?

2. In what region of Ceylon was Jaffna located?

3. In a dream Michael had on page 27, what shape was his body?

4. How many poisons did William Charles Ondaatje discover in Ceylon?

5. What game did the insurgents play with Michael's younger sister Susan when they came to Rock Hill?

(see the answer key)

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